I like the Rachael Ray pans, too. I've had the Emerilware set for at least 10 years, and I had one have a meltdown - literally. Magnetic field formed between the electric burner and my tri-ply pan, and the aluminum liquefied. I'm really lucky it only burnt my sink and not me, my 2 year old, or our dogs - all of whom were underfoot when this happened. AllClad wasn't particularly interested in doing anything about it, either.